The Warcraft Civilization

The Warcraft Civilization by William Sims Bainbridge (aka Bill, not to mention Computabull, Incognita, and several other cleverly named WoW characters) is a new MIT Press book on World of Warcraft. It's an elegant romp through Azeroth by a distinguished sociologist.

Bainbridge is a program director at the National Science Foundation, and has spearheaded efforts to fund research on virtual worlds.